Job Openings          Publication Program

The South Dakota Interstate Welcome Centers are an important part of Travel South Dakota. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world visit the Welcome Centers each summer. Our centers are often the first stop visitors make as they enter the state, so we make sure to always greet them with a friendly South Dakota smile and provide all the travel information they need. From rock climbing to fine dining, we've got it all in South Dakota; and we’ve got information about it all at our Interstate Welcome Centers.

2024 Interstate Welcome Center Hours

All Interstate Welcome Centers open to the public on Monday, May 20, and will remain open seven days per week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the season.

The Wilmot, Valley Springs, Vermillion and Spearfish locations will close for the season on Sunday, September 29. The Chamberlain location will remain open through Sunday, October 20.

All five Welcome Center locations offer free wireless internet access via the "TravelSouthDakota" network. No password is required to access the Wi-Fi network and it is available year-round (even when the centers are not staffed).  

2024 Welcome Center Seasonal Job Openings

The 2024 job openings have been filled.

Travel South Dakota is accepting applications to fill the 2024 seasonal positions of Welcome Center Supervisors and Travel Counselors. Job locations include the Wilmot, Vermillion, Valley Springs, Chamberlain and Spearfish Interstate Welcome Centers, along with the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center. Information and an application may be obtained via the links below, or from the  South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.

2024 Welcome Center Job Announcement (PDF)

2024 Welcome Center Job Application (PDF)

2024 Deadline:  Friday, February 23, 2024

2024 Publication Program

South Dakota visitor industry members may display their publications at any of the five Interstate Welcome Centers. Industry members interested in displaying their publication must first review the Welcome Centerd Publication Program Policies & Requirements and then submit the online Registration Form.

Please note that all shipments or deliveries of publications to the Interstate Welcome Centers must include the publication’s Confirmation Number. You will receive this four-digit number in a confirmation email after submitting the online Registration Form (or use the one you received in 2023). 

Any concerns regarding how your publication is being displayed should be directed to Travel South Dakota's Welcome Center Manager.

There is no fee for participating in the Interstate Welcome Centers Publication Program, but you are required to register.

PLEASE READ: 2024 Publication Program Policies & Requirements (PDF)

2024 Registration Opens:  January 24

2024 Registration Deadline:  the registration form will remain available all season

Go to Registration Form

 

2024 LITERATURE SWAP & DROPS

Southeast South Dakota / Sioux Falls — Wednesday, May 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Black Hills & Badlands / Rapid City — Tuesday, May 7, 2-4 p.m. (registration required)

Glacial Lakes & Prairies / Watertown — Tuesday, May 14, 10-11:30 a.m. (registration required)

South Dakota Missouri River / Platte — Wednesday, May 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
 

Publication Shipping Instructions:
All Interstate Welcome Centers are staffed seasonally and can only receive deliveries during the operating season.

All initial shipments of publications must arrive at the Welcome Centers between Monday, May 20, and Friday, May 24.

Please note that most of the Interstate Welcome Centers are not on a United States Postal Service mailing route. Because of this, the Post Office and some other couriers will not deliver to our Welcome Centers. Be sure to check with your courier to ensure that they will deliver to these locations.

All requests for ordering or fulfillment will come from Mandy Lemmel, Welcome Center Manager. Only ship publications to the Welcome Centers when requested to do so.

Shipping Addresses:
Chamberlain Welcome Center/Rest Area
24841-343, I-90 MM 264
Chamberlain, SD 57325

Spearfish Welcome Center/Rest Area
10095, I-90 East MM 1
Spearfish, SD 57783

Vermillion Welcome Center/Rest Area
47093 SD Hwy 50
Burbank, SD 57010

Wilmot Welcome Center/Rest Area
45911 SD Hwy 15
Wilmot, SD 57279

Valley Springs Welcome Center/Rest Area
I-90 West MM 412
Valley Springs, SD 57068

Available Welcome Centers

1. Wilmot (one center: I-29 northbound/southbound)
2. Valley Springs (one center: I-90 westbound)
3. Vermillion (one center: I-29 northbound/southbound)
4. Chamberlain (one center: I-90 eastbound/westbound)
5. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center (one center: I-90 eastbound/westbound)
6. Spearfish (one center: I-90 eastbound)

2025 Welcome Center Seasonal Job Openings

Travel South Dakota will begin accepting applications to fill the seasonal positions of Welcome Center Supervisors and Travel Counselors in January 2025. Job locations include the Wilmot, Vermillion, Valley Springs, Chamberlain and Spearfish Interstate Welcome Centers, along with the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center. Information and an application may be obtained via the links below, or from the  South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.

2025 Welcome Center Job Announcement (PDF) - available January 2025

2025 Welcome Center Job Application (PDF) - available January 2025

2025 Deadline:  Friday, March 1, 2025

FOR INFORMATION

Please contact Mandy Lemmel, Welcome Center Manager, for more information at 605-773-3301 or [email protected].